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Introgression from modern hybrid varieties into landrace populations of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) in central Italy.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2009
Bitocchi E, Nanni L, Rossi M, Rau D, Bellucci E, Giardini A, Buonamici A, Vendramin G G, Papa R
Abstract excerpt
Landraces are domesticated local plant varieties that did not experience a deliberate and intensive selection during a formal breeding programme. In Europe, maize landraces are still cultivated, particularly in marginal areas where traditional farming is often practiced. Here, we have studied the evolution of flint maize landraces from central Italy over 50 years of on-farm cultivation, when dent hybrid varieties...
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